User equipment and communication method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11483779-B2
Application number	US-202117368758-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2021
Priority date	Aug 21, 2020
Publication date	Oct 25, 2022
Grant date	Oct 25, 2022

Abstract

A user equipment and a communication method are provided. The user equipment includes a signal transceiver, a first antenna, a second antenna, a third antenna, and a power amplifier module. The signal transceiver applies a conversion between a baseband signal and a radio frequency signal. The first antenna is a primary antenna for receiving and transmitting RF signals. The second antenna is a diversity antenna for receiving RF signals. The third antenna is a low frequency antenna for transmitting signals in a specific low frequency band. The power amplifier module is electrically connected to the signal transceiver, the first antenna, and the third antenna. The power amplifier module amplifies the RF signal output by the signal transceiver and outputs same to either the first or third antenna.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A user equipment comprising:
a signal transceiver configured to process a conversion of a baseband signal and a radio frequency signal;
a first antenna, the first antenna being a primary antenna and electrically connected to the signal transceiver for receiving and transmitting the radio frequency signal;
a second antenna, the second antenna being a diversity antenna and electrically connected to the signal transceiver for receiving the radio frequency signal;
a third antenna, the third antenna being a low frequency antenna and electrically connected to the signal transceiver for transmitting a radio frequency signal of a specific low frequency band; and
a power amplifier module, the power amplifier module being electrically connected between the signal transceiver and the first antenna, the power amplifier module being also electrically connected to the third antenna, the power amplifier module configured to amplify the radio frequency signal output by the signal transceiver and output the amplified radio frequency signal to the first antenna and/or the third antenna;
wherein the user equipment further comprises a first amplifier module, a duplexer module and a first antenna switch module; and wherein the duplexer module comprises a plurality of duplexers, each duplexer is respectively connected to the power amplifier module, the first antenna switch module, and the first amplifier module, and each duplexer corresponds to a low frequency band.

2. The user equipment of claim 1 , further comprising a first filter module, wherein the first filter module is a low pass filter, the first filter module is electrically connected to the power amplifier module and the third antenna;
wherein the first filter module filters the radio frequency signal amplified by the power amplifier module, and filters the radio frequency signal other than the radio frequency signal of the specific low frequency band.

3. The user equipment of claim 2 , wherein the first antenna switch module is electrically connected between the power amplifier module and the first antenna;
wherein the first antenna switch module switches and selects the amplified radio frequency signal, and transmits the selected radio frequency signal through the first antenna.

4. The user equipment of claim 3 , wherein the duplexer module is electrically connected between the power amplifier module and the first antenna switch module, the first amplifier module is electrically connected between the duplexer module and the signal transceiver;
wherein when the first antenna receives the radio frequency signal, the first antenna switch module switches and selects the received radio frequency signal, and outputs the radio frequency signal amplified by the duplexer module and the first amplifier module to the signal transceiver.

5. The user equipment of claim 4 , further comprising a second amplifier module, a second filter module, and a second antenna switch module, wherein the second amplifier module, the second filter module, and the second antenna switch module are electrically connected between the signal transceiver and the second antenna in turn;
wherein the second antenna switch module and the second filtering module switch and filter the radio frequency signal received by the second antenna, and the second amplifier module amplifies the filtered radio frequency signal and outputs to the signal transceiver.

6. The user equipment of claim 1 , further comprising a switch module, wherein the switch module selects the first antenna or the third antenna to transmit the radio frequency signal of the specific low frequency band when the switch module is triggered.

7. A communication method applicable to a user equipment, wherein the user equipment comprises a first antenna and a third antenna, the first antenna is a primary antenna and is configured to receive and transmit a radio frequency signal; the third antenna is a low frequency antenna and configured for transmitting a radio frequency signal of a specific low frequency band; the method comprising:
establishing a communication with a base station;
determining whether the radio frequency signal of the specific low frequency band is to be transmitted;
determining whether an energy of the third antenna is absorbed or whether a frequency offset effect characteristic of the third antenna is lower than that of the first antenna, when the radio frequency signal of the specific low frequency band is determined to be transmitted; and
switching the third antenna to transmit the radio frequency signal of the specific low frequency band, when the energy of the third antenna is not absorbed, or the frequency offset effect characteristic of the third antenna is not lower than that of the first antenna.

8. The communication method of claim 7 , further comprising:
determining whether a trigger signal is received;
switching the first antenna or the third antenna to perform signal transmission of the specific low frequency band.

9. The communication method of claim 8 , wherein when it is determined that the trigger signal is not received, the method further comprises:
determining whether the energy of the third antenna is absorbed or whether the frequency offset effect characteristic of the third antenna is lower than that of the first antenna.

10. The communication method of claim 7 , wherein when the radio frequency signal of the specific low frequency band is determined not be transmitted, the method further comprises:
transmitting the radio frequency signal through the first antenna.

11. The communication method of claim 10 , before transmitting the radio frequency signal through the first antenna, the method further comprising:
amplifying the radio frequency signal; and
switching and selecting the amplified radio frequency signal.

12. The communication method of claim 7 , before transmitting the radio frequency signal through the third antenna, the method further comprising:
amplifying the radio frequency signal of the specific low frequency band; and
filtering radio frequency signals other than the radio frequency signal of the specific low frequency band.

13. The communication method of claim 7 , wherein when a radio frequency signal is to be received, the method further comprises:
receiving the radio frequency signal through the first antenna or a second antenna;
wherein the second antenna is a diversity antenna and configured for receiving the radio frequency signal.

14. The communication method of claim 13 , wherein when the first antenna receives the radio frequency signal, the method further comprises:
switching and selecting the received radio frequency signal;
amplifying the received radio frequency signal; and
outputting the amplified radio frequency signal.

15. The communication method of claim 13 , wherein when the second antenna receives the radio frequency signal, the method further comprises:
switching and filtering the received radio frequency signal;
amplifying the received radio frequency signal; and

outputting the amplified radio frequency signal.

16. A user equipment comprising:
a signal transceiver configured to process a conversion of a baseband signal and a radio frequency signal;
a first antenna, the first antenna being a primary antenna and electrically connected to the signal transceiver for receiving and transmitting the radio frequency signal;
a second antenna, the second antenna being a diversity antenna and electrically connected to the signal transceiver for receiving the radio frequency signal;
a third ante

Assignees

• Chiun Mai Communication Systems Inc

Inventors

• Wang Chung-Tsung
• Kuo Wen-Yi

Classifications

• H04B1/40

  Circuits · CPC title

• H04B1/0067

  with one or more circuit blocks in common for different bands · CPC title

• H04B7/0404

  the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity · CPC title

• H04W76/10

  Connection setup · CPC title

• H04L5/143

  for modulated signals (H04L5/1469 takes precedence) · CPC title